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7th dan iaido grading due in

Friday, 25 March 2011

Shohatto: Not feeling too bad providing I don't race. Nukitsuke needs a little more time (and some training) to get the tempo right.Sato: In contrast to the above feels quite good.Uto: As aboveAtarito: Footwork needs some work.Inyoshintai: Yokochiburi needs some work.Ryuto: Not bad for a big guyJunto: He's deadGyakuto: OkSeichuto: OkKoranto: OkGyakute Inyoshintai: Deflection needs some workBatto: Better now left hand is working more actively

Yokogumo: No problems although noto needs some change.Toraissoku: Balance issues on block.Inazuma: I like!Ukigumo: Forever work in progress but feeling quite good about it.Yamaoroshi: Feels like I've been working on it but need to check about tall person's nukitsuke.Iwanami: Ramping off the kirioroshi seems to work.Urokogaeshi: OkNamigaeshi: Need to work on hip strength.Takiotoshi: Thrust needs some work.Nukiuchi: As batto

Kasumi: Getting betterSunegakoi: Difficult at my heightShihogiri: Improving speedTozume: Responding to training nicely especially with a more diagonal draw.Towaki: Working on the Ishido Sensei tempo...Tanashita: Push/pull working better...who's ever gonna do this anyway?Ryozume: OkTorabashiri: Starting to like this one

Yukizure: OkRentatsu: Work in progress on draw.Somakuri: Work in progress on allSodome: Getting more flow'eySodesuregaeshi: Yah, no problemMon'iri: Not sure about the flow of this one.Jinchu: Becoming strangely stable at the mo.Ukenagashi v1: Not badUkenagashi v2: A bit staidUkenagashi v3: Coming onUkenagashi v4: Responding to training (especially after this session)

Seitei-wise, I really want to get Kesagiri a bit tidy.

That is all (for now). Don't really have much to write really, having spent the whole session training, everything is still simmering over and not much bubbling to the surface. This weekend might tell me more...